Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Acquires 325,260 Shares of Carnival Corporation $CCL

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its holdings in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 100.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 648,142 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 325,260 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned about 0.06% of Carnival worth $18,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in CCL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Carnival by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 126,663,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,561,777,000 after acquiring an additional 7,157,739 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Carnival by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 45,523,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,280,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,495 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Carnival by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 27,617,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,398,000 after buying an additional 1,906,110 shares in the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP boosted its position in Carnival by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. Viking Global Investors LP now owns 13,207,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,388,000 after buying an additional 798,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Carnival by 184.3% in the 2nd quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 10,289,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,353,000 after buying an additional 6,669,935 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CCL. Wall Street Zen lowered Carnival from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Carnival from $26.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Truist Financial set a $31.00 price target on shares of Carnival in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Carnival from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 price objective on shares of Carnival in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.43.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of CCL stock opened at $31.68 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $27.95 and a 200-day moving average of $29.04. Carnival Corporation has a one year low of $15.07 and a one year high of $32.89. The stock has a market cap of $36.98 billion, a PE ratio of 15.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 2.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.28.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.38 billion. Carnival had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 28.39%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Carnival has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.48 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%.

About Carnival

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is a global cruise operator that provides leisure travel services through a portfolio of passenger cruise brands. The company’s core business is operating cruise ships that offer multi-night voyages and associated vacation services, including onboard accommodations, dining, entertainment, spa and wellness offerings, casinos, youth programs, and organized shore excursions. Carnival markets cruise vacations to a broad range of consumers, from value-focused travelers to premium and luxury segments, through differentiated brand positioning and onboard experiences.

Its operating structure comprises multiple well-known cruise brands that target distinct geographic and demographic markets.